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Evaluating shared genetic influences on nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate and oropharyngeal neoplasms [PDF]

Genetic Epidemiology, 2020
AbstractIt has been hypothesised that nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate (nsCL/P) and cancer may share aetiological risk factors. Population studies have found inconsistent evidence for increased incidence of cancer in nsCL/P cases, but several genes (e.g., CDH1, AXIN2) have been implicated in the aetiologies of both phenotypes.
Laurence J. Howe, Gibran Hemani, Corina Lesseur, Valérie Gaborieau, Kerstin U. Ludwig, Elisabeth Mangold, Paul Brennan, Andy R. Ness, Beate St Pourcain, George Davey Smith, Sarah J. Lewis   +10 more
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Newborn with Large Palatal Swelling - A Case Report [PDF]

The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum, 2012
Palatal swelling is a rare condition presenting with a difficult airway or airway obstruction. These swellings can range from epulis, encephalocoele, dermoid cysts or teratoma to benign and malignant neoplasms.
Teena Bansal, Neha Hasija, Sarla Hooda
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Clear cell myoepithelioma of palate with emphasis on clinical and histological differential diagnosis

Clinics and Practice, 2014
Myoepitheliomas account for less than 1% of all salivary gland tumors and mostly occur in the parotid gland and palate. A 58-year old male patient reported to the Outpatient Department of PMS College of Dental Science and Research (Kerala, India) with a ...
Bindu J. Nair, Velayudhannair Vivek, Trivandrum T. Sivakumar, Anna P. Joseph, Babyamma Raghavanpillai Varun, Vinod Mony   +5 more
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Diseases of Salivary Glands: Review [PDF]

Al-Rafidain Dental Journal, 2010
The oral cavity is a moist environment, a film of fluid called saliva constantly coats its inner surfaces and occupies the space between the lining oral mucosa and the teeth.
Alhan D Al-Moula
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Simplified Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Patient after Oral Cancer Removal

Acta Stomatologica Croatica, 2016
The treatment of patients with oral cancer is complex: a multidisciplinary approach needs to be taken and maxillofacial and oral surgeons, an oncologist, a prosthodontist should be included, and a psychologist is often needed.
Josip Kranjčić, Nikola Džakula, Denis Vojvodić   +2 more
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Human Palatal Neoplasm - A Cytopathological Approach

Journal of Medical Diagnostic Methods, 2016
Background: Palatal neoplasm cases in human are very rare. More than 90% neoplasms of the palate is squamous cell type. Not only cytological pleomorphism but also nuclear anomalies are reported to be observed in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). But, site specific cytological pleomorphisms are not reported so far.
Mohanta A, Mohanty PK
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Chemical Ablation of the Soft Palate Neoplasm

Revista de Chimie, 2019
Approximately 2% of head and neck malignancies are represented by tumors of the soft palate. The main risk factors associated are smoking, alcohol abuse, human papilloma virus infections, poor oral hygiene, mechanical irritation. The treatment of the soft palate cancer depends on the staging of the tumor and of the pathologic type of the carcinoma. In
Alexandru Dumitras Meius, Teodora Ioana Ghindea, Catalina Pietrosanu, Dragos Cristian Stefanescu, Irina Ionita, Andreea Rusescu, Viorel Zainea, Razvan Hainarosie   +7 more
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Unusual neoplasm on the hard palate of a child: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2017
Myoepitheliomas account for less than 1% of salivary gland tumors. They mostly affect the parotid glands of adults during the third to fifth decades.A 10-year-old Indian boy reported a small swelling in the roof of his mouth of 10 days' duration. History revealed that the lesion was painless and not associated with bleeding or pus discharge.
Mathangi Kumar, Shruthi Acharya, Kanthilatha Pai, Vijay Kumar, Sundeep P Thotan   +4 more
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Clinical Evaluation of Masticatory Performance of Pre and Post-mandibular Guidance Therapy in Hemi-mandibulectomy Patients: A Quasi-experimental Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Surgical removal of the lower jaw is the most common cause of mandibular deviation due to benign or malignant neoplasms. The Palatal Guide Flange Prosthesis (PGFP) is a recommended corrective appliance to reduce this clinical manifestation.
Swateja Kiran Surwase, Raghavendra V Adaki, Dayanand A Huddar, Banashree S Sankeshwari, Deepti S Fulari, Aditi A Kanitkar   +5 more
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Phaeohyphomycosis masquerading as a palatal neoplasm in a patient who is immunocompetent

BMJ Case Reports, 2009
A female patient presented with facial pain, discharge and headache. She had undergone excision of a palatal swelling 2 weeks previously, following which she had developed an oroantral fistula with necrosis of the palate. Imaging studies were suggestive of chronic sinusitis.
Mridula, Shukla, , Vidyarani, Anitha, Mathews, Manoj, Pandey   +3 more
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